obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
instant; moment; for an instant
happy memory; sweet memory
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be intimate with; to befriend
to revere; to respect; to worship
popular name; common name; given name
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
after a long time; for the first time in a while
deep emotion; strong feelings
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to look forward to something
one thin flat object; one sheet
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
several years; a few years
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to forget completely; to leave behind
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
(not) even once; (not) ever
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad